Will Scandalmania ’13 fizzle out?

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Jun 19, 2013 at 6:15 PMJun 19, 2013 at 7:18 PM

Nate Cohn FIGURES that President Obama’s dip in the polls probably won’t last very long:

The president’s approval rating has dipped, probably because of the NSA surveillance revelations or the accumulated effect of supposed or actual scandals. As Mark Blumenthal has pointed out, the decline probably isn’t as large as suggested by yesterday’s CNN poll, which pointed toward a big, 8 point decline in the president’s approval rating. The real answer might be closer to 2 or 3 points—a more modest dip. The question is whether the recent drop presages a long-term decline in the president’s credibility, or if the ...

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Pat Cunningham

Nate Cohn FIGURES that President Obama’s dip in the polls probably won’t last very long:

The president’s approval rating has dipped, probably because of the NSA surveillance revelations or the accumulated effect of supposed or actual scandals. As Mark Blumenthal has pointed out, the decline probably isn’t as large as suggested by yesterday’s CNN poll, which pointed toward a big, 8 point decline in the president’s approval rating. The real answer might be closer to 2 or 3 points—a more modest dip. The question is whether the recent drop presages a long-term decline in the president’s credibility, or if the ...